The goals, strategies, measures and outcome measures of the department have also changed significantly from prior years. The committee is of the mind that while it is good for the department to refocus, the focus may have become too centered on limited activities within the department and does not speak to the government as a whole. After all, the mandate of the Premier and department is to provide overall management and direction to the Executive branch of the Government of the Northwest Territories.
As is the case of many other departments, the committee reiterates the need for outcome measures to be measurable, and suggests that the department may want to revisit these to make them measurable. The committee discussed the need for timelines with the Premier and the department, and recognizes that some goals may take longer than the length of this government to achieve. The Premier indicated that the department was in the process of creating a timeline for government. The committee looks forward to reviewing it.